Resume Do's and Don'ts

Do

Make it short, one page if possible.
Include a short outline of educational background.
Include a summary of professional organizations, honors, languages, etc.
Cover all jobs with career implications. Of course it is not necessary to detail early or part time positions.
List most recent employment first in a historical format with both months and years.
Be specific enough to prove you know your job without being too detailed.
Use action words that show things saved, achieved, or made.

Don't leave gaps in employment; any gap needs to be explained even if it reads, "May 1989 to September 1991 - Homemaker."
Don't tell everything. Leave something to explain at the interview. Chances are the reader has hundreds of resumes to scan and will become disinterested before completing a long rambling multi-page dissertation.
Don't include job objectives. Usually they are too vague or too specific and limit you in the reader's eyes.
Don't mention religious preference, race, or political affiliation.
Don't ever misrepresent employment or educational background.
Don't mention salary. If you are specifically requested to include salary history, do it. Otherwise the employer will toss it anyway.
Don't put a resume on brightly colored or odd sized paper, in bright folders, or attach gimmicks.
Don't write a functional style resume that only gives a synopsis of your areas of business expertise. You should offer proof of experience via a job history.